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Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant

This book is a personal narrative from the perspective of a person with autism who possesses extraordinary abilities. The author discusses their life, challenges, and the unique way they perceive the world. more

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Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet

Daniel Tammet is a British writer born on January 31, 1979. He is known for his extraordinary memory abilities, including the ability to remember thousands of digits. Tammet's work often explores the mysteries of the human mind and his relationship with the world. more

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“There is nothing else than now. There is neither yesterday, certainly, nor is there any tomorrow. How old must you be before you know that? There is only now, and if now is only two days, then two days is your life and everything in it will be in proportion. This is how you live a life in two days. And if you stop complaining and asking for what you never will get, you will have a good life. A good life is not measured by any biblical span.”

“For I do not want any one to read my book carelessly. I have suffered too much grief in setting down these memories. Six years have already passed since my friend went away from me, with his sheep. If I try to describe him here, it is to make sure that I shall not forget him. To forget a friend is sad. Not every one has had a friend. And if I forget him, I may become like the grown-ups who are no longer interested in anything but figures.”

“All events are linked together in the best of possible worlds; after all, if you had not been driven from a fine castle by being kicked in the backside for love of Miss Cunegonde, if you hadn't been sent before the Inquisition, if you hadn't traveled across America on foot, if you hadn't given a good sword thrust to the baron, if you hadn't lost all your sheep from the good land of Eldorado, you wouldn't be sitting here eating candied citron and pistachios. - That is very well put, said Candide, but we must cultivate our garden.”